Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University



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Graduate Policies: WSE Graduate Committee Responsibilities

  1. Recommendation to the Academic Council of all Whiting School requirements for graduate degrees (including M.A. and M.S.) other than the Ph.D. degree.
  2. Administration of approved policies and procedures for the award of degrees other than the Ph.D. degree.
  3. Recommendation to the Academic Council of changes in the existing program or approval of any new programs for WSE degrees other than the Ph.D. degree.
  4. Continuous review of the standards and procedures for the admission of graduate students.
  5. Policy formulation for selection and award of financial aid to graduate students.
  6. Assuring that administrative practices include an appropriate information system concerning graduate education in the Whiting School.

The WSE Graduate Committee oversees Whiting School academic policies and full-time degree conferral for the following degrees: Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Science in Engineering, and Master of Civil Engineering.

The Grad Committee also confers the following part-time programs in Engineering and Applied Science: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science,  Master of Materials Science and Engineering, Advanced Certificate for Post-Master's Study, and Certificate of Continuing Engineering Studies.



Louis Whitcomb

Louis Whitcomb, professor, Mechanical Engineering

“I build robots that allow us to work in extreme environments—to perform tasks that we humans otherwise cannot do and to go places we otherwise cannot go.”

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